S-parameters MUSE Material developed by Prof. L. Dunleavy, USF © University of South Florida 1 2-Port Parameters z Recall Z-Parameters: V 1 V 2 Z I Z I 11 1 12 2 Z I Z I 21 1 22 2 ª V1 º !« » ¬ V2 ¼ I1 V1 © University of South Florida ªZ 11 «Z ¬ 21 Z 12 º ª I1 º Z 22 »¼ «¬ I 2 »¼ I2 2-port V2 2 2-Port Parameters z Recall Z-Parameters: V 1 V 2 Z I Z I 11 1 12 2 Z I Z I 21 1 22 2 ª V1 º !« » ¬ V2 ¼ I1 V1 © University of South Florida 2-port network ªZ 11 «Z ¬ 21 Z 12 º ª I1 º Z 22 »¼ «¬ I 2 »¼ I2 V2 3 2-PORT Parameters (cont’d) z Y-Parameters: I1 I2 z Y11V1 Y12 V2 Y21V1 Y22 V2 ª I1 º !« » ¬I 2 ¼ ª Y11 « ¬Y21 Y12 º ª V1 º »« » Y22 ¼ ¬ V2 ¼ h-Parameters: V1 h11I1 h12 V2 I 2 h 21I1 h 22 V2 © University of South Florida ª V1 º !« » ¬ I2 ¼ ª h11 «h ¬ 21 h12 º ª I1 º h 22 »¼ «¬ V2 »¼ 4 2-Port Parameters (cont’d) z 2-port Parameter Determination: h 11 v1 I1 |v 2 0 I2 h21 |V 0 I1 2 V 1| h 12 V I 0 2 1 I h22 2 |I 0 V 1 2 © University of South Florida (Put a Short Circuit at Port #2) (Put an Open Circuit at Port # 1) 5 S-Parameters At high RF and Microwave frequencies direct measurement of Y- , Z-, or H- parameters is difficult due to: • Unavailability of equipment to measure RF/MW total current and voltage. • Difficulty of obtaining perfect opens/shorts • Active devices may be unstable under open/short conditions. © University of South Florida 6 S-Parameters For a two-port device there are four Sparameters S11, S21, S12, and S22 z S11, and S22 are simply the forward and reverse reflection coefficients, with the opposite port terminated in Z0 (usually 50 ohms.) z S21 and S12 are simply the forward and reverse gains assuming a Z0 source and load (again usually 50 ohms). z © University of South Florida 7 S-Parameters (cont’d) z S-Parameters: b S a s a 1 11 1 12 2 b S a S a 2 21 1 22 2 a1 b1 ªb1 º !« » ¬b 2 ¼ b2 ªS 11 «S ¬ 21 S 12 º ª a 1 º S 22 »¼ «¬a 2 »¼ a2 2-port © University of South Florida 8 S-Parameters (cont’d) z Q. So what’s the deal with the a’s and b’s? a1 b1 b2 a2 Zs Vg z V1 2-port V2 ZL A. a1 and a2 are incident waves; b1 and b2 are reflected waves © University of South Florida 9 Incident & Reflected Waves: Simplified Case: Z1=Zs=Z2=ZL=Zo (real) a1 a2 V1 Z 0 I 1 Incident port 1 voltage E i1 2 Z0 Z0 Z0 V2 Z 0 I 2 2 Z0 Incident port 2 voltage E i2 b1 b2 © University of South Florida Z0 Z0 V1 Z 0 I 1 reflected port 1 voltage E r1 2 Z0 Z0 Z0 V2 Z 0 I 2 reflected port 2 voltage 2 Z0 Z0 E r2 Z0 10 S-Parameter Determination s11 b1 | a 1 a2 0 s21 b2 | a1 a2 0 s12 b1 | a2 a1 0 s22 b2 | a2 a1 0 © University of South Florida = Input reflection coefficient *in for case of ZL=Z0 = Forward transmission (insertion) gain for case of ZL=Z0 = Reverse transmission (insertion) gain for case of Zs=Z0 = Output reflection coefficient *out for case of Zs=Z0 11 Desired Measurement Conditions Zs = Z0 a1 b1 Vg b2 Z0 2-port Z0 a2 = 0 V2 ZL = Z0 Note…the input and output are terminated in Z0 a1 b1 Zs = Z0 Vg Z0 * © University of South Florida 1-port S11=* 12 GRAPHICAL VIEW OF SPARAMETERS S12 S11, Input Refl. Coeff. *in, Return Loss, VSWR © University of South Florida Reverse Gain Insertion Loss, Transmission Phase Device Under Test S21, Forward Gain Insertion Loss, Transmission Phase S22, Output Refl. Coeff. *out, Return Loss, VSWR 13 S-Parameters in Decibels dB Meaning or interpretation S11 20 log10 |S11| Corresponds to the algebraic negative of the input S12 20 log10 |S12| Reverse isolation (active device or amplifier), or S21 20 log10 |S21| Power gain (active device or amplifier), or algebraic S22 20 log10 |S22| Corresponds to the algebraic negative of the © University of South Florida return loss of a 2-port with an R0 termination on the opposite port. algebraic negative of the insertion loss (I.L.) for a passive device, with R0 at ports 1 and 2. negative of the insertion loss (I.L.) for a passive device, under matched R0 at ports 1 and 2. output return loss of a 2-port with an R0 termination on the opposite port. 14 WHAT TO EXPECT Ideal Lossless T-line T Ed Zo, Hr Ideal “X” dB Attenuator PAD Ideal “G” dB Gain Amp S11=S22=0 S21=S12=1e-jT S21DB=0 S11=S22=0 S21=S12=xe-jTpad S21DB= X=20log(|S21|) x =10-X/20 S11 = S22 = 0 = S12 S21 = gve-jTamp S21DB= G=20log(S21) © University of South Florida gv G 10 20 15 WHAT TO EXPECT: Ideal Filters Ideal Band Pass S21 Ideal Low Pass S21 fc1 fc2 Ideal High Pass 0dB S21 fc fc GENERAL “IN-BAND” GENERAL “OUT-OF-BAND” S11=S22=0 S21=S12=1e-jTf) S21(dB)=S12(dB)=0dB |S11|=|S22|=1 S21=S12=0 S11(dB)=S22(dB)=0dB © University of South Florida 16